Where does “kokkojuhla” come from?

kokkojuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish juhla, from Proto-Finnic juhla, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.

kokkojuhla (Finnish): a celebration with a bonfire

Definitions

  1. a celebration with a bonfire

Ancestry of “kokkojuhla”, step by step

kokkojuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juhla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuhlaparty, celebration; feast; celebration
2Proto-Finnicjuhla—
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

via Finnish Kokko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKokkoAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Proto-Finnickokkoia conical heap
3Proto-Finnickokkahook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Finnic juhla →